Calendars Mentoring Retirement Travel 
Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 3, 2010
Continuing, she explained there were several issue areas: Seasoned assistants (not being seasoned, but the fact that all that knowledge will retire in 5-7 years) who will replace them? Joan commented that the seasoned administrators who retire will not have available resources to back fill their roles. Encourage cross-mentoring.
Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 3, 2010
Continuing, she explained there were several issue areas: Seasoned assistants (not being seasoned, but the fact that all that knowledge will retire in 5-7 years) who will replace them? Joan commented that the seasoned administrators who retire will not have available resources to back fill their roles. Encourage cross-mentoring.
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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. 4) The previous assistant does not want to lose any important benefits/tenure/seniority at the previous company whether they be retirement savings, vacation accrual rate, or misc perks they would lose. Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 28, 2015
Others could no longer afford to retire. I would like “secretary” to be a retired title that just goes away. And it is changing again as executives recognize that administrators aren’t just for typing emails or making travel plans. Competencies – Calendaring, travel, task organization, projects. What’s in a name?
Admin Awards
DECEMBER 1, 2021
For Kathleen Earley, who recently retired as Executive Assistant to the President and CFO Emeritus at Salesforce and spent 50 years as an Admin, it’s all about staying ahead. “You may still have to do travel and expense reports, but you should look at everything from a larger mindset, a wider scope,” she says.
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